Patents by Inventor Benoit Collette

Benoit Collette has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12064684
    Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
  • Publication number: 20230143009
    Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
  • Patent number: 11504610
    Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
  • Patent number: 11458386
    Abstract: Controllers that allow for adjusting various features of the controller are disclosed. The controller may include may include one or more speakers for outputting sound or audio content. A user may contact one or more of the speakers with a finger(s) to adjust a characteristic of the audio content and/or to adjust audio settings. For example, a user may touch a speaker with his/her finger to change (e.g., increase or decrease) the volume or to mute the sound. In some instances, the speakers may be located on the controller body of the handheld controller for convenient and quick access by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Lucas Allen Whipple, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette
  • Publication number: 20210252386
    Abstract: A handheld controller may include controls that are actuatable by a user. The handheld controller may further include one or more sensors that are configured to detect an object in proximity to certain controls, and/or that sense a grip or position of a hand on a handle portion of the controller. Based on data from a sensor(s), certain controls may be enabled and/or disabled. The sensors may therefore be used to determine which controls are being used or are intended to be used, and/or which controls are likely accessible or inaccessible to the user based on sensor data, and to cause one or more controls of the handheld controller to be enabled and/or disabled accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Walter Petersen, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette, Richard Karstens
  • Publication number: 20210252383
    Abstract: Controllers that allow for adjusting various features of the controller are disclosed. The controller may include may include one or more speakers for outputting sound or audio content. A user may contact one or more of the speakers with a finger(s) to adjust a characteristic of the audio content and/or to adjust audio settings. For example, a user may touch a speaker with his/her finger to change (e.g., increase or decrease) the volume or to mute the sound. In some instances, the speakers may be located on the controller body of the handheld controller for convenient and quick access by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Judson VanWyk, Lucas Allen Whipple, John Ikeda, Benoit Collette
  • Publication number: 20150178915
    Abstract: Images, such as photographs or videos, are tagged with emotional state and/or biometric information. Emotional state information (or mood) may be stored in metadata of an electronic image. A computing device, such as a cellular telephone, receives an image from a camera as well as biometric information from a sensor. Sensors may be located on the computing device, or alternatively on a user wearable device. Biometric information may be from a user taking a photograph or from a user viewing a photograph. Biometric information may include heart rate, galvanic skin response (GSR), facial expression and the like. The computing device may calculate an emotional state of a user, such as happiness, based on the biometric information. The tagged biometric and/or emotional state information allows for a way to retrieve, sort and organize images. Tagged images may be used in social media connections or broadcasting, such as blogging specific emotional images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Monique Chatterjee, Benoit Collette, Fernd VanEngelen, Stephanie Hughes
  • Patent number: D586027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Walter Dorwin Teague Associates Incorporated
    Inventors: David Wykes, Benoit Collette
  • Patent number: D643039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Lane Wilday, David Bradley Short, Josh Maruska, Tad Toulis, Benoit Collette
  • Patent number: D758669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Vicis, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D764116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: VICIS, Inc.
    Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D766517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: VICIS, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Kurt Fischer, Travis Glover
  • Patent number: D773738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: VICIS, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D773747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: VICIS, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D778504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: VICIS, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois
  • Patent number: D834017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: eSight Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Beynel, Shaun Choi, Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Matthew Jordan, Fernd Van Engelen, Markus Wierzoch
  • Patent number: D876865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SPLASH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Nicholas Ellington, Michael Kollins, Eric Stowe, Megan Williams, Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Markus Wierzoch
  • Patent number: D892283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SPLASH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Nicholas Ellington, Michael Kollins, Eric Stowe, Megan Williams, Benoit Collette, Clement Gallois, Markus Wierzoch
  • Patent number: D1036548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Benoit Collette, John Ikeda, Jeremy Slocum, Walter Petersen, Pierre-Loup Miguel Griffais, Lucas Allen Whipple, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV